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Another one? Jeepers. www.bbc.com/news/article...

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Anyone know what Philz is doing with all their Pride flags? Because I know a lot of people who’d like them.

I refrain from making profanity-laden posts. Just sayin

The Probl-O-Matic, the only audio device that detects and corrects problematic language. Voice activated. (As seen in an actual paper magazine, In Formation.)

Interior page of In Formation magazine issue 3. It’s a satirical ad for “The Probl-o-matic” which looks like an Alexa or similar device. A person with gray hair and a gray beard is sitting on a comfortable looking sofa, talking to someone with rainbow-dyed hair. Coming out of the device are comment bubbles including They don’t prefer to be called anything. Are you aware of what that word means? The marketing bullets include The only audio device that detects and corrects problematic language. Voice activated. Hours of fun for Gen-z and baby boomers.

Photo of a paper magazine called In Formation. The byline is Every day, computers are making people easier to use. This is the 3rd issue, 2025. The cover has an image of a record on a turntable, and a couple of headlines including My Toyota Ratted Me Out. Tech Bros: A Fashion Journey. Post-soldier Warfare. Silicon Golem. What Hath the iPhone Wrought?

Tammy Duckworth@duckworth.senate.gov · 5mo ago

Meritocracy red flag 👇

He says he wants to bring meritocracy back to our military. He says he has our warfighters' backs. But here he is, the most unqualified SecDef in history, denying troops a promotion that their fellow warfighters decided they've earned. Hegseth is a disgrace to our heroes.

New York Times: Hegseth Strikes Two Black and Two Female Officers From Promotion List

"When we don’t intentionally design our culture, it defaults to any behaviors that go unchallenged." qz.com/online-misog...

When the online misogyny of the Manosphere come to the office

Women, who make up half of all workplace managers, are significantly more likely than men to experience microaggressions that undermine their competence

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What does "merit" actually mean at your workplace? If your answer is "It depends"… that’s a problem. Because research shows merit is often based on someone’s opinion, and that’s where bias sneaks in. The fix? Watch this "Better Allies Minute" short. youtube.com/shorts/0qBgf...

Define What Merit Means #Shorts #BetterAllies

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"Your newsletter has been truly transformational for me and my team." ☺️ I'm deeply honored by fan mail like this that I get for my free "5 Ally Actions" newsletter. Not yet a subscriber? Head to betterallies.com/subscribe/ to sign up, or read a few recent editions before deciding.

“5 Ally Actions” – A free, weekly newsletter Join the 40,000+ learning from Karen Catlin every week about how to create better workplaces where everyone can thrive. Subscribe to &…

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Asking a candidate about personal matters is often illegal. It also undermines meritocratic and inclusive hiring, which aims to hire the best person regardless of identity. youtube.com/shorts/p39UT...

Push Back on Culture Fit Comments #Shorts #BetterAllies

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I sincerely hope that beta testing the CEO's new app built with Claude over the weekend *doesn’t* become the newest kind of office housework that women are expected to take on. youtu.be/Q6nem-F8AG8?...

AI is making CEOs delusional

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Instead of deciding for her and limiting her career opportunities, let’s ask her. #WomensHistoryMonth — Looking for more everyday actions to create inclusive, merit-based workplaces? Join 40k other learners and subscribe to my free weekly "5 Ally Actions" newsletter betterallies.com/subscribe/ 🙏

Excuse my bragging, but my latest YouTube short has more likes than any other video I've posted. Woot! 41 people gave it a thumbs up. For me, this is viral. lol youtube.com/shorts/8XcHF...

Challenge the Too Qualified Narrative #Shorts #BetterAllies

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This week, I learned about the "too qualified" narrative Learn along with me at The Better Allies Minute on my YouTube channel: youtube.com/shorts/8XcHF...

Challenge the Too Qualified Narrative #Shorts #BetterAllies

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Sometimes the most powerful ally move is simply questioning a narrative that never should have existed. #Inclusion #BetterWorkplaces

Image with the message I challenge “she’s too qualified” comments. If someone says a Black woman is
too educated or experienced, I push back. There’s an illustration of white person appearing to be considering the resume of a Black woman. She is saying “I thought excellence was what we wanted.” Credit to Dr. Shaun Harper’s Article in Inside Higher Ed. Along the bottom of the graphic is the @BetterAllies handle and credit to @ninalimpi for the illustration.

Research shows that when someone tells a denigrating joke, it signals that prejudice is acceptable. Then, people who might normally conceal their bias feel freer to express it. In other words, off-color jokes don’t just reflect discrimination; they help normalize it.

Image with the message I don’t laugh at disparagement humor. Jokes that make fun of a marginalized group help normalize bias and empower people to discriminate more. There’s a photo of President Trump in the White House with members of the US Olympic Hockey Team who appear to be laughing at something Trump said. Along the bottom of the graphic is the @BetterAllies handle and credit to Daniel Torok for the public domain photo.

A gem from Women's History Month 2025: “Have you ever been asked to just smile and look pretty during a meeting? Or how to combine work and private life?” www.youtube.com/watch?v=2kpw...

International Women's Day 2025

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The whiplash continues. US Government sues companies for not allowing men to access women's events. US Government thinks Scouting America "should go back to being the Boy Scouts as originally founded, a group that develops boys into men."

Thank you Anthropic, for sticking to your values. As I wrote in my book:

Quote from the book Better Allies, chapter 13: "Define or refresh your values. Change starts with each of us as individuals. So, we should ask ourselves: How do we want to operate? (That sentence is highlighted in yellow) How should we treat people? Would we turn down business or investments because of creepy behavior? Would we dismiss our top sales executive after disciplining him for harassment? What are the deals we won't do because they conflict with our values? When will we walk away from cash?" (The last two sentences are also highlighted in yellow)

The US government does not have the power to erase historical truths👇 "The Trump administration must temporarily restore displays about slavery at a historic site connected to George Washington after a judge said the government did not have the power to erase historical truths” NYT Daily newsletter

404 Media@404media.co · 6mo ago

Feels like a good time to share some responses to offensive/disparaging jokes: - I don’t get it. Can you explain it to me? - I love a good joke, but that wasn’t funny. - Did you really just say that? - Ouch

NEW: Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff ‘joked’ with employees who had traveled to the United States for a Salesforce all-hands meeting that ICE agents were in the building keeping tabs on them, 404 Media has learned.

Don't be a Teflon leader, where problems never stick to you. Instead, apologize and then do better. www.tpr.org/news/2026-02...

Nancy Levine Stearns @nancylevinestearns.bsky.social · 6mo ago

"The only thing more powerful than hate is love." Just had to type that lovely message.

Shareholders of 33 out of 33 corporations including Apple, American Express, Coca-Cola, have voted overwhelmingly to reject anti-DEI proposals in 2025-6, most by 98-99 percent of voting shares. Shareholder voting scorecard here: www.impactivize.org/2025-shareho...

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2025-6 Anti-DEI Proposals and Shareholder Voting Results

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Why yes, I did in fact watch “Bad Bunny Carpool Karaoke“ twice this weekend.

The #SuperBowl is February 8. Or is it the #SuperbOwl? 🦉 😉 A somewhat regular reminder to please #CapitalizeEachWord in a multi-word hashtag. Doing so helps screen readers identify each word and then say the hashtag correctly. It’s one of the simplest accessibility things we can do. #A11y

I don’t post racist tropes dehumanizing Black people. Just sayin’